Am Freitag startete bei der World Series of Poker in Las Vegas mit dem $565 Colossus das größte Event der Series. Bereits an den beiden ersten Flights von insgesamt sechs, durfte man 4.738 Entries verzeichnen. Am Flight 1a nahmen 2.756 Spieler teil und nur 93 kamen heil durch den Tag. Für einen Cash reichte es bei den DACH Spieler, Platz 360 Nikolaus Teichert (GER) $905, Platz 224 Tom Flamming (GER) $1.103 und Platz 136 Jan von Halle (GER) $1.402. Den Chiplead an Tag 1a holte sich Mark Peters mit 426.000.
Der Tag 1b zog dann 1.982 Pokerfans in seinen Bann. Von ihnen kamen 64 heil durch den Tag. Darunter auch Sebastian Pauli (GER) 166.000, Renè Hochmuth (GER) 166.000 und Herbert Hinterdorfer (AUT) 67.000. Die meisten Chips sammelt Hunter Frey (USA) mit 400.000.
Am Samstag geht es mit den nächsten beiden Flights weiter.
Hier sind die Chipcounts von Tag 1a:
| Rang | Spieler | Table/Seat | Chips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Peters | Mission Viejo, CA, US | 328/1 | 426.000 |
| 2 | Jack Blair | Onl Signup-No City, MI, US | 370/3 | 396.000 |
| 3 | Kevon Bakhtiari | Laguna Niguel, CA, US | 303/6 | 382.000 |
| 4 | Mohammad Farah | Bensalem, PA, US | 295/8 | 370.000 |
| 5 | William Scarsdale | Harrison, AR, US | 364/4 | 315.000 |
| 6 | David Lieberman | Las Vegas, NV, US | 299/1 | 304.000 |
| 7 | Frederick Ferrell | Philadelphia, PA, US | 356/6 | 288.000 |
| 8 | Brenda Lane-Worley | Riverview, FL, US | 335/1 | 254.000 |
| 9 | Brent Sheirbon | THE DALLES, OR, US | 364/7 | 242.000 |
| 10 | Collin Gentner | Vancouver, BC, CA | 324/8 | 240.000 |
| 11 | Caleb Servi | Las Vegas, NV, US | 324/4 | 236.000 |
| 12 | Michael Telker | BALLWIN, MO, US | 355/8 | 233.000 |
| 13 | Benjamin Jones | US | 376/5 | 220.000 |
| 14 | Luke Brereton | GB | 354/9 | 220.000 |
| 15 | Adam White | WASHINGTON, DC, US | 334/8 | 206.000 |
| 16 | Diosdado Macalibog | Onl Signup-No City, HI, US | 318/4 | 202.000 |
| 17 | Champie Douglas | AUSTIN, NV, US | 319/5 | 199.000 |
| 18 | Joshua Reichard | Janesville, WI, US | 363/5 | 186.000 |
| 19 | Mark Reilly | DUBLIN, , IE | 361/8 | 186.000 |
| 20 | Peter Cross | Glendale, CA, US | 328/6 | 185.000 |
| 21 | Raymond Speck | BURKBURNETT, TX, US | 343/4 | 184.000 |
| 22 | Brian Rasberry | LA SALLE, ON, CA | 351/4 | 174.000 |
| 23 | Cameron Mcinnes | AT | 382/4 | 166.000 |
| 24 | Thomas Mcginnis | Denver, CO, US | 351/7 | 164.000 |
| 25 | Robert Whalen | CUDAHY, WI, US | 366/4 | 163.000 |
| 26 | Richard Eichler | Scarborough, ON, CA | 364/3 | 159.000 |
| 27 | Antoine Saout | PARIS, FR | 331/3 | 155.000 |
| 28 | Blake Cavanaugh | Lovelock, NV, US | 308/2 | 153.000 |
| 29 | Scott Milkey | INDIANAPOLIS, IN, US | 304/3 | 150.000 |
| 30 | Scott Epstein | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 312/2 | 147.000 |
| 31 | Andrew Shack | Los Angeles, CA, US | 375/1 | 146.000 |
| 32 | Vincent Carlone | Riverside, CA, US | 346/2 | 146.000 |
| 33 | Christopher Horter | Bensalem, PA, US | 335/8 | 140.000 |
| 34 | Steven Baca | Pueblo, CO, US | 331/8 | 140.000 |
| 35 | Adamastor Santos | JACKSONVILLE, FL, US | 339/6 | 140.000 |
| 36 | Luciano Lopez | Jamaica, NY, US | 348/5 | 137.000 |
| 37 | Nadezhda Magnus | PALATINE, IL, US | 325/8 | 136.000 |
| 38 | Giang Hoang | Irvine, CA, US | 306/7 | 134.000 |
| 39 | Ardian Iseni | Canberra Act, , AT | 364/8 | 133.000 |
| 40 | Wayne Lovell | Killeen, TX, US | 347/4 | 130.000 |
| 41 | Jonathan Goetze | Minneapolis, MN, US | 178/1 | 129.000 |
| 42 | Dong Ji | Potomac, MD, US | 374/1 | 126.000 |
| 43 | George Cotaidis | MT WAVERLEY, , AU | 382/1 | 125.000 |
| 44 | Jackson White | Houston, TX, US | 337/6 | 122.000 |
| 45 | Drazen Ilich | LINCOLN, NE, US | 333/8 | 120.000 |
| 46 | Joseph Dimartino | ANSONIA, CT, US | 370/4 | 116.000 |
| 47 | Louis Viger | Montreal, QC, CA | 316/6 | 114.000 |
| 48 | Idris Gencoglu | VANCOUVER, BC, CA | 304/9 | 112.000 |
| 49 | Russell Schwartz | Los Angeles, CA, US | 361/9 | 111.000 |
| 50 | Gil Aboodi | Englewood, NJ, US | 349/6 | 110.000 |
| 51 | Carlos Chang | Taipei, TW | 369/8 | 106.000 |
| 52 | Alexandru Masek | Los Angeles, CA, US | 370/9 | 106.000 |
| 53 | James Bowman | Bardstown, KY, US | 350/4 | 106.000 |
| 54 | Guy Taylor | Nassington, , EE | 322/3 | 105.000 |
| 55 | Eugene Castro | HENDERSON, NV, US | 296/6 | 103.000 |
| 56 | Kyung Lee | Los Angeles, CA, US | 321/7 | 103.000 |
| 57 | Casey Bretz | Amarillo, TX, US | 321/1 | 98.000 |
| 58 | Michele Lawson | PLANTATION, FL, US | 377/4 | 97.500 |
| 59 | Jamaleddin Sadreameli | Los Angeles, CA, US | 317/9 | 97.000 |
| 60 | Samuel White | MEDICAL LAKE, WA, US | 315/2 | 96.000 |
| 61 | Justin Gish | Lincoln, NE, US | 325/7 | 96.000 |
| 62 | Daniel Rivera | San Pedro Sula, HN | 327/5 | 94.000 |
| 63 | John Gorsuch | Woodbridge, VA, US | 335/4 | 94.000 |
| 64 | Douglas Carli | ALLIANCE, OH, US | 362/5 | 91.000 |
| 65 | Kyle Swanson | Rockton, IL, US | 330/2 | 88.000 |
| 66 | Michael Comisso | Dublin, OH, US | 304/5 | 83.000 |
| 67 | Ryan Robinson | SCOTTSDALE, AZ, US | 338/6 | 79.000 |
| 68 | Chandrasekha Billavara | SAN FRANCISCO, CA, US | 345/8 | 79.000 |
| 69 | Greg Raymer | Raleigh, NC, US | 297/3 | 78.000 |
| 70 | Greg Levine | Tamarac, FL, US | 320/2 | 76.000 |
| 71 | Samuel Taylor | NEW YORK, NY, US | 381/2 | 75.000 |
| 72 | Mitch Garshofsky | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 378/1 | 69.000 |
| 73 | Anthony Harb | CANTON, MI, US | 382/3 | 65.000 |
| 74 | Vladislav Mezheritsky | BROOKLYN, NY, US | 360/9 | 61.000 |
| 75 | Michael Teich | West Harrison, NY, US | 324/2 | 59.000 |
| 76 | Seth Berger | BERWYN, PA, US | 365/8 | 56.000 |
| 77 | De Gao | CINCINNATI, OH, US | 355/9 | 55.000 |
| 78 | Richard Johnson | West Jordan, UT, US | 300/8 | 55.000 |
| 79 | Jeffrey Sommerville | ALMA, MI, US | 378/6 | 54.000 |
| 80 | Eric Rappaport | Lansdale, PA, US | 311/7 | 53.000 |
| 81 | Dan Sindelar | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 355/4 | 51.000 |
| 82 | Thomas Kubin | ST. LOUIS, MI, US | 295/3 | 48.000 |
| 83 | John Cofhlin | FORT PIERCE, FL, US | 322/6 | 44.000 |
| 84 | Holly Meliet | Baton Rouge, LA, US | 360/2 | 39.000 |
| 85 | Joseph Beltran | Pasco, WA, US | 356/8 | 39.000 |
| 86 | Krzysztof Stybaniewicz | Lakewood, CO, US | 295/5 | 38.000 |
| 87 | Thomas Boivin | Charleroi, , BE | 334/7 | 37.000 |
| 88 | William Higgins | SALINE, MI, US | 332/3 | 37.000 |
| 89 | John Phan | TUSTIN, CA, US | 334/9 | 36.000 |
| 90 | Alan Neuhauser | Silver Spring, MD, US | 304/4 | 30.000 |
| 91 | Newton Deleon | Placentia, CA, US | 304/8 | DNR |
| 92 | Anthony Utnage | BLOOMINGTON, IN, US | 348/9 | DNR |
| 93 | Jeff Tseng | Temple City, CA, US | 359/9 | DNR |
Hier sind die Chipcounts von Tag 1b:
| Rang | Spieler | Table/Seat | Chips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Frey | HOUSTON, TX, US | 341/6 | 400.000 |
| 2 | Ryan Buckholtz | STUDIO CITY, CA, US | 363/4 | 380.000 |
| 3 | Scott Bohlman | GLENVIEW, IL, US | 343/6 | 346.000 |
| 4 | Jesse Vilchez | GRANDVILLE, MI, US | 350/1 | 331.000 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Herman | Phoenix, AZ, US | 360/8 | 294.000 |
| 6 | Yang Zhang | DALIAN, CN | 295/1 | 283.000 |
| 7 | Ryan Smith | Saskatoon, SK, CA | 358/4 | 278.000 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Colpitts | STAMFORD, CT, US | 298/1 | 273.000 |
| 9 | Brett Schwertley | OMAHA, NE, US | 310/5 | 264.000 |
| 10 | Jose Brito | Lisboa, PT | 344/8 | 254.000 |
| 11 | Michael Delvecchio Iii | Las Vegas, NV, US | 305/5 | 252.000 |
| 12 | Vlad Darie | Satu Mare, , MH | 326/5 | 248.000 |
| 13 | Caufman Talley | LAFAYETTE, LA, US | 320/4 | 226.000 |
| 14 | Michael Dentale | Brooklyn, NY, US | 351/2 | 225.000 |
| 15 | John Schostag | Sun Valley, NV, US | 339/4 | 218.000 |
| 16 | Dylan Thomassie | CHAMPAIGN, IL, US | 636/7 | 196.000 |
| 17 | James Mitchell | Sacramento, CA, US | 326/3 | 187.000 |
| 18 | Robert Hankins | MURFREESBORO, TN, US | 346/5 | 186.000 |
| 19 | Steve Meyers | Mandeville, LA, US | 301/3 | 175.000 |
| 20 | Ronald Lemco | Auburn, WA, US | 335/7 | 174.000 |
| 21 | Zach Wainwright | Millstadt, IL, US | 317/7 | 170.000 |
| 22 | Richard Block | Alden, NY, US | 310/8 | 170.000 |
| 23 | Sebastian Pauli | Dortmund, DE | 319/8 | 166.000 |
| 24 | Robert Petronio | US | 300/7 | 166.000 |
| 25 | Rene Hochmuth | Dresde, , DE | 302/6 | 166.000 |
| 26 | Melad Marji | ONEIDA CASTLE, NY, US | 319/9 | 164.000 |
| 27 | Melanie Banfield | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 301/4 | 162.000 |
| 28 | Michael Rocco | Tustin, CA, US | 307/9 | 155.000 |
| 29 | Jeremy Brown | WESTVILLE, NJ, US | 335/5 | 152.000 |
| 30 | Marcus Stein | Pembroke Pines, FL, US | 343/7 | 146.000 |
| 31 | Jose Valle | Cudahy, CA, US | 305/9 | 145.000 |
| 32 | Christopher Leong | NEW YORK, NY, US | 323/5 | 145.000 |
| 33 | David „Bakes“ Baker | ROCHESTER HILLS, MI, US | 341/3 | 141.000 |
| 34 | Zachary Gruneberg | BOALSBURG, PA, US | 309/2 | 137.000 |
| 35 | Kevin Davis | Louisville, KY, US | 306/5 | 132.000 |
| 36 | Nick Palma | Bronx, NY, US | 321/4 | 131.000 |
| 37 | Eric Cruz | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 295/2 | 127.000 |
| 38 | Andrew Zuzolo | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 343/2 | 125.000 |
| 39 | Jason Wheeler | CHICAGO, IL, US | 310/9 | 118.000 |
| 40 | David Levy | Rockville Centre, NY, US | 301/8 | 113.000 |
| 41 | Daniel Placencia | Santa Barbara, CA, US | 319/3 | 111.000 |
| 42 | Daniel Oconnell | Henderson, NV, US | 303/1 | 109.000 |
| 43 | John Folan | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL, US | 341/1 | 107.000 |
| 44 | Farid Labib-Kiyarash | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 341/7 | 103.000 |
| 45 | Xiao Jin | Upland, CA, US | 338/4 | 100.000 |
| 46 | Jeffrey Roberson | ROLLA, MO, US | 326/2 | 83.000 |
| 47 | John Gwinn | NASHVILLE, TN, US | 305/8 | 82.000 |
| 48 | Esra Vanbeelen | Amsterdam, , NR | 330/9 | 82.000 |
| 49 | Mike Sexton | Las Vegas, NV, US | 363/3 | 78.000 |
| 50 | Tom McCormick | FARGO, ND, US | 315/5 | 77.000 |
| 51 | Steven Mira | Baldwin Park, CA, US | 317/1 | 77.000 |
| 52 | William Benson | MOBILE, AL, US | 343/8 | 75.000 |
| 53 | David Bourgoyne | HONOLULU, HI, US | 360/6 | 75.000 |
| 54 | Wenmian Hua | Ithaca, NY, US | 317/8 | 70.000 |
| 55 | Herbert Hinterndorfer | Traun, , AT | 315/4 | 67.000 |
| 56 | Salvatore DiCarlo | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 343/9 | 66.000 |
| 57 | Roger Edelen | Folsom, CA, US | 306/1 | 62.000 |
| 58 | Ross Fabrizio | Las Vegas, NV, US | 339/5 | 55.000 |
| 59 | Michael Foley | Laguna Niguel, CA, US | 352/7 | 53.000 |
| 60 | Chico Jones | Chicago, IL, US | 361/3 | 50.000 |
| 61 | Jonathan Greene | ROSLYN, NY, US | 349/9 | 49.000 |
| 62 | Longsheng Tan | Alhambra, CA, US | 331/6 | 48.000 |
| 63 | Dean Baranowski | Lewisville, TX, US | 337/4 | 47.000 |
| 64 | Charles Cannon | MENTONE, CA, US | 317/4 | 27.000 |
Quelle: PokerNews, WSOP.com
